Eusebi Güell
Spanish businessman (1846–1918)
Eusebi Güell Bacigalupi, 1st Count of Güell (Catalan pronunciation: [əwˈzɛβi ˈɣweʎ]; 15 December 1846 – 8 July 1918), also referred as Eusebio Güell, was a Spanish entrepreneur who profited greatly from the industrial revolution in Catalonia in the late 19th century.
Biography
Güell was born in Barcelona in 1846 and was the son of Joan Güell Ferrer, a wealthy industrialist from Torredembarra who had amassed considerable riches during his stay in Cuba as a slave trader and thanks to the numerous activities established at his return in Barcelona. His mother, Francesca Bacigalupi Dolcer, was a member of an ancient merchant family from Genoa who had moved to Catalonia in the late 18th century.
He married Luisa Isabel López y Bru, daughter of Antonio López y López, Marquis of Comillas and notorious slave trader, in 1871. The couple had ten children. Güell took over his father's business, which was predominantly in textiles, and added to the family's wealth. After his wedding, he became one of Spain’s wealthiest men.
Güell met the young architect, Antoni Gaudí, following a visit to the World Fair held in Paris in 1878, where he had seen Gaudi's work at the Spanish Pavilion. The pair became lifelong friends and associates and found that they had mutual interests, including religion (both were devout Catholics). Güell became a patron to Gaudí.
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